Chicago Childrens Museum is the place where playing and learning come together! Only at Chicago Childrens Museum can you scale a towering schooner, build a tall skyscraper to add to the Skyline, dig for bones in a Dinosaur Expedition, create a big splash in WaterWays, and even take in an art class in the Kraft Artabounds Studio!
Three floors of interactive exhibits, daily programs, and multicultural performances and workshops offer learning adventures to kids and their families. Chicago Childrens Museum is located on the fun and historic Navy Pier, on the shores of Lake Michigan.
Please present your Go Chicago Card or Chicago Explorer Pass to any ticket taker. They will validate it, return your card, and let you in.
The Go Chicago Card is accepted for gate admission until 5:00 pm. Once inside the museum all guests are welcome to stay until closing. On rare occasions this attraction closes early due to private functions outside of the control of the Go Chicago Card.
Please note that children ages 1-2 will be charged regular admission at the museum.
Some of the exhibits you will enjoy at Chicago Childrens Museum are:
Each exhibit at the Chicago Childrens Museum provides kids with a different learning experience. The Allstate Foundation's Play It Safe exhibit offers kids the chance to explore a realistic firehouse. More importantly it teaches children many important lessons about fire safety through play.
From the firehouse, you can visit the Sahara desert with the Dinosaur Expedition and explore the excavation pit where the fossils of Suchomimus, a giant fish-eating dinosaur, were discovered in 1997.
Kids on the Fly is the perfect exhibit for all the pilots of the future. Children can fly a plane, man a helicopter, or even become an air traffic controller!
Once you have exhausted yourself, you can cool off at the WaterWays exhibit. This fascinating exhibit allows children to understand and control the multi-functional power of water. Using an array of tools, children can navigate a boat down the mighty WaterWays river.
Save on admission to the Chicago Childrens Museum, plus the city's top museums, sights, and tours all for one low price with the Go Chicago Card!
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from LaGrange, IL on 11/23/2011Comments about Smart Destinations Chicago Children's Museum:
We live in the burbs outside Chicago, and our kids love coming here. Our oldest (10) always thinks he is too old, but then gets here and has a fabulous time. This place is all about kids DOING stuff, jumping, playing, building, making art. Bring extra clothes if they like to play in the fun waterway area - our kids always get soaked! My five year old naps in the car on the way home, every time.
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from Ontario, Canada on 4/4/2011Comments about Smart Destinations Chicago Children's Museum:
This attraction is best for kids 10 & under (and that may be pushing it). My son was 9 and had a good time there but there were quite a few exhibits that were on the juvenile side so he didn't participate in them. He really enjoyed the water world area and the structure construction area. It was nice to visit a place where kids can touch things and not worry about damaging anything.
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from Kansas city,KS on 6/2/2010Comments about Smart Destinations Chicago Children's Museum:
I gave it a 2 stars b/c it says adventrues for kids thourgh age 10 and my dauhgter is 9 years old and there was not one activity that was according to her age, everything there was to do was for kids below 6 years old, there wasnt even a kid over the age of 5 at this place, It took us 5 minutes to walk thorugh the whole thing trying to find somethign that my daughter could do with no luck... so glad we ddint have to pay for it other wise it woudln't of been a waste of money
Navy Pier
700 East Grand Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: 312-527-1000
Website: Chicago Children's Museum
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